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Title: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Tru on July 04, 2012, 12:07:23 AM: American television star Andy Griffith has died in North Carolina at the age of 86.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/beloved-actor-andy-griffith-dies-86-16704559 (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/beloved-actor-andy-griffith-dies-86-16704559)
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Zoomie on July 04, 2012, 08:27:57 AM: See Dave?
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Thrash on July 04, 2012, 05:16:25 PM: We talked about this, and we both decided to let Tru be the first to post this ...
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: FAH-Q on July 04, 2012, 05:35:29 PM: Tru does enjoy a good celebrity death.
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Thrash on July 04, 2012, 05:36:31 PM: We said that as well ...
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Tru on July 04, 2012, 05:45:06 PM: So you mooks been conspiring behind my back eh?
I find this revelation simply shocking

also

Retired astronaut Alan Poindexter killed in Florida jet-ski crash off Pensacola Beach.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ene...JpHW_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ene...JpHW_story.html)

His son ran him down.
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Thrash on July 04, 2012, 07:41:53 PM: DAYUM!
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Zoomie on July 04, 2012, 07:50:23 PM: Lol that's almost verbatim how the conversation went...
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Tru on July 04, 2012, 08:08:55 PM: "Lol that's almost verbatim how the conversation went..."

I find that a little hard to believe since my post was only about two hours after the announcement. (here)
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Zoomie on July 05, 2012, 12:15:27 AM: ...and I own 3 apple devices with BBC and Reuters breaking news applications, was standing next to Thrash when it was announced.

BOOYAH! DON'T CALL ME NO LIAR!
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Tru on July 05, 2012, 12:46:20 AM: Snarfers
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Thrash on July 05, 2012, 04:39:02 PM: No, seriously; that WAS the conversation ...
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Tru on July 05, 2012, 08:01:30 PM: I would never say liar, just questioning. However you guys are three hours ahead of me.
Never mind, I liked Andy and yes I watched all the episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry RFD while it was still in syndication. I really liked him.

Can we just say he was a great actor and pay our respects?
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: FAH-Q on July 05, 2012, 09:06:13 PM: I wouldn't know. That whisting intro with the dudes walking along the road with fishing poles (?) was always a cue for me to change the fucking channel because TBS was about to suck for a while.
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Tru on July 05, 2012, 09:20:49 PM: You are a man out of time Si. Out of the time that show was new that is.

I bet you would like it though if you gave it a chance.
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: FAH-Q on July 05, 2012, 09:56:13 PM: Yeah, maybe. But I think the same is probably true of a lot of "classic" shows. If you weren't there at the time, it's just not gonna work. I mentioned Wings in another thread recently, and I think that's a good example. For me, that show is one of the best ever. But then I caught it in the early 90's when it was first syndicated and being shown on USA. It was relevant to the time, and what's more I pretty clearly remember that era, because I was there. Show some 17 year old Wings now, and they might well find it pretty dated and stupid. Or show it to some 27 year old in 2022, and the only reaction you're gonna get is, "WTF? why is there canned laughter constantly?"
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Tru on July 05, 2012, 10:07:09 PM: I watched it in B&W, not because the later episodes were in B&W but because my family never had a color TV until about 1974.
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: Thrash on July 06, 2012, 01:01:19 PM: [respect]
/me nods *
[there is no "/respect"]
Title: Re: Andy Griffith dies at 86
Post by: MacGirlver on July 16, 2012, 09:14:55 PM: My husband got me hooked on "Matlock" reruns.